1979 - Argentine Grand Prix

Date : 21 January 1979

Hour : Z

Round : 1

Circuit : Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Locality : Buenos Aires

Winner : Jacques Laffite(Ligier)

Polesitter : Jacques Laffite(Ligier)

Fastest lap : Riccardo Patrese(Arrows)

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Qualifying
P.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3
No record found.

Grid
P.	Driver	Constructor
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
2	Patrick Depailler	Ligier
3	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus
4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell
5	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari
6	John Watson	McLaren
7	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus
8	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell
9	Patrick Tambay	McLaren
10	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi
12	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows
14	Jochen Mass	Arrows
15	Alan Jones	Williams
16	Elio de Angelis	Shadow
17	Clay Regazzoni	Williams
18	James Hunt	Wolf
19	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus
20	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
21	Jan Lammers	Shadow
22	Arturo Merzario	Merzario
23	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
24	Derek Daly	Ensign
25	René Arnoux	Renault
Pitlane	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS

Results
P.	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Laps	Time	Status	Points
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1	53	1:36:03.21	Finished	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	Team Lotus	3	53	+14.94	Finished	6
3	John Watson	McLaren	6	53	+1:28.81	Finished	4
4	Patrick Depailler	Ligier	2	53	+1:41.72	Finished	3
5	Mario Andretti	Team Lotus	7	52		+1 Lap	2
6	Emerson Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	11	52		+1 Lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Shadow	16	52		+1 Lap	0
8	Jochen Mass	Arrows	14	51		+2 Laps	0
9	Alan Jones	Williams	15	51		+2 Laps	0
10	Clay Regazzoni	Williams	17	51		+2 Laps	0
11	Derek Daly	Ensign	24	51		+2 Laps	0
	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	10	48		Engine	0
	Hector Rebaque	Team Lotus	19	46		Suspension	0
	Jan Lammers	Shadow	21	42		Transmission	0
	James Hunt	Wolf	18	41		Electrical	0
	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Tyrrell	4	15		Engine	0
	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Renault	12	15		Engine	0
	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	23	8		Fuel system	0
	René Arnoux	Renault	25	6		Engine	0
	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	5	0		Collision	0
	Didier Pironi	Tyrrell	8	0		Collision	0
	Patrick Tambay	McLaren	9	0		Collision	0
	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	20	0		Collision	0
	Arturo Merzario	Merzario	22	0		Collision	0
	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	0		Accident	0
	Hans-Joachim Stuck	ATS	Pitlane	0		Withdrew	0